MITCH JONES!
Poor Kevin Thompson. He keeps getting passed over and over and over.
Jones was batting .239 with six home runs and 20 RBIs in 39 games for Triple-A Columbus. But he also has 41 strikeouts in 134 at-bats. He has been playing rightfield at Columbus, but he has been mostly a first baseman the past few seasons.
Thompson, on the other hand, is a pure outfielder and is hitting .285 with three doubles, two triples and three homers in 32 games, with six SBs in seven chances.
UPDATE:
The reason the Yankees chose Jones over Thompson is because Thompson has a hamstring injury, Torre said. Jones likely will be just a bench player, though who knows with all these injuries. Bernie Williams looked like he came up lame in the first, but stayed in the game.
Comments (5)
Mitch Jones has a pretty good on base average despite the .239 batting average. He's also hit homers at every level he's played, including spring training this year. I'd try him over Thompson too.
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